Also killed was their daughter Lois Morrell, 39, her husband Richard, 43, and son Alexander, 11; daughter Elizabeth Love, 41, her husband William, 41, and daughter Sarah, 12; and son George III, 42, his wife Julia, 42, and their son George IV, 14, and daughter Jordan, 12.

The plane's two-person crew was also lost.

The Brumleys and their children were known philanthropists to many charitable causes in the Atlanta area, including hospitals and schools. The eldest Brumley was for years the chairman of Emory University's Department of Pediatrics and later served as interim dean of the medical school.

"These families have experienced a terrible loss," read a family statement, "and words cannot describe their pain and grief."